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Is it reasonable for parents to expect their working daughter to pay for her own clothes?
Yes.
It’s not so important what we think.
What is important is what the parents and daughter think, and how they communicate with each other about it.
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No, not at all. Parents have the obligation, responsibility (right) to shop, CHOOSE and pay for daughters’ clothing.
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It might be better for the parents to pay her living expenses, and that she saves 90% of her disposable income. If she is barely an adult, she has a lot of expenses ahead of her and needs to learn frugality.
When I was a working teen, my parents paid for all my needs. My wants I had to pay out of my own pocket. This included any extra clothing, cd player, camp, etc. I ended up buying most clothing myself.
It’s good for her to pay.
Gamanit
Let me guess, you used to walk 20 miles to the schoolhouse at the top if the hill barefoot and you cant understand why a kid nowadays cant do the same.
As any good gathering of zeidies would say “kids nowadays”
This is not a question for the cr. some of my friends continue to FULLY support their children, while others do less and less. Its up to you. My opinion to your chinuch is irrelevant.
The plumber, what kind of zeide is Gamanit to have had a CD player as a teen?
It depends on age and situation. I know some very wealthy people that make their children work to pay for their things so they would have an appreciation for what they have and not just expect everything to be handed to them.
When our daughters returned from Seminary and worked, we covered all their expenses, provided they saved their money for when they got married. If they wasted it on nonsense, we wouldn’t have done so. B”H, we had responsible kids, so we weren’t worried about them being spoiled.
The plumber, what kind of zeide is Gamanit to have had a CD player as a teen?
Someone who had a CD player as a teen could be as old as 53 (if my math is correct).
It’s fine, it’s just not helpful. We don’t know you, and you don’t know us, so taking our approaches into account is not really any better than flipping a coin to make your decision.
OK. I hear:
OP1: Is it reasonable to …
OP2: I am not asking you advice…
Everyone, welcome to the CR!!
LF, finish the sentence. I am not asking your advice for you to tell me what to do.
By the way, Dash, I am in my 30s and when I was a teen I didn’t have a CD player – but I did have a record player and I loved it!
I got my first CD player after I was married.
So there!
Flowers is asking for opinions, not advise.
(is the calculation about the age based on when the CD player was invented, or when it first became popular?)
(is the calculation about the age based on when the CD player was invented, or when it first became popular?)
When it became available for purchase.
I lived with my parents while i worked a good job and was able to save quite a bit not having to pay rent although i was responsible for the (shut your eyes here!) cable bill, I don’t recall paying for my clothing during this period but I was not a fashion plate either.
I think it is a good lesson for teens to earn money towards the things they want to buy for themselves, while still basically being supported by the parents for food, shelter and NECESSARY clothing. If the daughter is no longer a teen, she should pay her own way vis a vis clothing,and other incidentals, especially if she is not paying rent and utilities. She definitely should pay for her phone bills. This hopefully gives her the incentive to spend wisely.
My dad gave part of his paycheck to his parents, to help pay for the household expenses, from the first day that he began working.
I think that many of today’s generation often seem to feel entitled in many respects, so it is a good idea for all working sons and daughters to put SOMETHING tzu shteier towards the home expenses, and certainly for their own. It is never a good thing for someone to get a totally free ride. JMO.
When did CD players become affordable for teenagers?
RY23, I would say early to mid 90s.
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